Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium (Delirium Tremens)
318
relevant articles (19 outcomes,
21 trials/studies)
found for this Disease
Description:
An acute organic mental disorder induced by cessation or reduction in chronic alcohol consumption. Clinical characteristics include CONFUSION; DELUSIONS; vivid HALLUCINATIONS; TREMOR; agitation; insomnia; and signs of autonomic hyperactivity (e.g., elevated blood pressure and heart rate, dilated pupils, and diaphoresis). This condition may occasionally be fatal. It was formerly called delirium tremens. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1175)
Also Known As:
Delirium Tremens; Alcohol Withdrawal Associated Autonomic Hyperactivity; Alcohol Withdrawal-Induced Delirium Tremens; Delirium Tremens, Alcohol Withdrawal Induced; Alcohol Withdrawal Induced Delirium Tremens; Delirium, Alcohol Withdrawal; Hallucinosis, Alcohol Withdrawal; Alcohol Withdrawal Hallucinosis; Autonomic Hyperactivity, Alcohol Withdrawal Associated
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Experts
| 1. | Koller, G:
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(01/2006 - 03/2002)
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| 2. | Zill, P:
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| 3. | Preuss, U W:
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| 4. | Bondy, B:
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| 5. | Soyka, M:
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| 6. | Abenavoli, Ludovico:
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| 7. | Leggio, Lorenzo:
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| 8. | Caputo, Fabio:
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| 9. | Addolorato, Giovanni:
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| 10. | Gasbarrini, Giovanni:
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Drugs and Biologics
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